Crypto News Today: XRP News, Cardano Price, Orca Crypto News, and Bitcoin Price Today

Cardano is trading at $0.6325, down 0.63%, while ADA price sees mild correction amid lower volume (-33%), the ambitious airdrop and cross-chain vision are keeping investors hooked. Talking about this, at the Paris Blockchain Week, founder Charles Hoskinson announced a large-scale airdrop tied to the Midnight sidechain, targeting 37 million users across eight blockchains. The project introduces NIGHT and DUST tokens, aiming to redefine privacy through zero-knowledge proofs.

Orca has surged 21.15% to $3.37 amid a crucial governance vote concluding today. The proposal includes significant tokenomics changes, notably a 25% token burn, boosting investor confidence. As one of Solana’s leading DEXs, Orca’s continuous upgrades—like the Liquidity Terminal and tx sender library—are fueling optimism. The launch of the KAST Solana debit card perks further enhances utility. While a short-term correction is possible, Orca’s strong fundamentals and growing adoption suggest sustained long-term momentum.

XDC surged over 14% in the past 24 hours, trading at $0.07520 with increased volume and bullish momentum. The price broke above the 9-day SMA ($0.0679), indicating a short-term trend reversal. RSI has jumped to 57.90, suggesting growing buying pressure but still shy of overbought levels. If bullish momentum continues, XDC may challenge the $0.08 resistance. Support lies near $0.065. Rising volume (+70%) supports the breakout, hinting at potential further upside.

Sei (SEI) surged over 12% after Trump-backed World Liberty Finance (WLFI) purchased 4.89 million SEI tokens worth $775k. Despite earlier losses of $145.8M across 11 tokens, WLFI doubled down on Sei, now holding nearly 6 million SEI coins. With Sei’s $377M TVL and Cosmos SDK foundation, it’s primed for multichain expansion. Speculation grows around WLFI launching products on Sei as the blockchain strengthens its DeFi footprint.

According to blockchain tracker Whale Alert, Tether Treasury has minted 1 billion USDT, valued at roughly $999.4 million. The fresh minting comes amid rising crypto market activity, fueling speculation around potential institutional inflows or upcoming liquidity demands. The development has drawn attention from analysts watching stablecoin activity as a key liquidity indicator in the broader crypto space.

Teucrium’s 2X Daily Long XRP ETF (XXRP) has become its most successful launch, drawing five straight days of inflows amid renewed optimism in the XRP market. The ETF debuted shortly after the SEC dropped its case against Ripple, boosting investor confidence. With trading volume peaking at $13M, XXRP reflects growing institutional interest, especially as XRP futures go live and smart contract upgrades loom. XRP now trades between $2.00–$2.04, up 3.84%, riding high on legal clarity and fresh product launches.

Solana (SOL) is trading higher at $123.70, up 6.16% in the past 24 hours, fueled by renewed optimism across the crypto market and rising hopes of a potential SOL ETF approval following the appointment of a crypto-friendly SEC chair. The Solana ecosystem also continues to expand, with KAST recently launching the first M^0 stablecoin on the network.

Shiba Inu (SHIB) burned over 16 million tokens in the past 24 hours, pushing the burn rate up by 580.28%. Despite the daily spike, the weekly burn rate plunged 57.86%, with only 79.1 million SHIB burned. This drop raises questions about the effectiveness of the burn strategy. SHIB’s price currently stands at $0.00001224, up 2.58% overnight, though trading volume has dipped 23.58% to $160.04 million, reflecting mixed market sentiment around the meme coin.

Bonk Inu has officially acquired Exchange Art Marketplace, marking a bold step into the digital art scene and expanding its utility within Solana’s creator economy. The move includes appointing artist JT Liss to lead operations. While BONK’s price briefly dipped post-announcement, it rebounded 13.28% to $0.00001261, with a trading volume surge of 158.64% to $201.97M. Experts suggest this strategic shift may fuel long-term value growth and regulatory evolution as meme coins diversify their use cases.

The crypto market saw strong momentum among select altcoins, with AB leading the gainers at $0.01344, up 29.51% on a 24H volume of $82M. Jasmy Coin followed with a 14.63% rise to $0.01384, while Pi Coin climbed 12.98% to $0.6735, boasting the highest volume at $316M. On the flip side, EOS dropped 5.04%, IP fell 4.69%, and ZEC slipped 3.90%, indicating mixed sentiments across the broader altcoin landscape.

After plunging over 80% last month, PI Coin is showing signs of a rebound. The price has jumped 12.71% today to $0.6728 and recorded a 46% gain over the past week. Adding to the optimism, the Relative Strength Index (RSI) shows a bullish convergence just below the neutral level, hinting at a potential trend reversal. If the momentum continues, PI Coin could soon test the $0.73 mark, signaling a shift from bearish pressure to possible sustained recovery.

IOHK founder Charles Hoskinson has recently mentioned that the Bitcoin price could close 2025 at $2,50,000, which could be fueled by tech giants entering the crypto space. In a recent interview, Binance founder CZ mentioned that the BTC price will eventually hit $1 million. To know when this could happen, read our Bitcoin (BTC) Price Prediction 2025, 2026-2030!

Bitcoin price has surged by 2.94% to 83,442.76, taking its market cap to $1.65 trillion. This move on the BTC price chart has come after ranging between the lows of 80,770.80 and the peaks of $84,247.47. The price spike was mainly influenced by the Federal Reserve’s revelation of its plan to provide liquidity if needed. If the optimism stays alive, we can expect the BTC price to move toward $87k in the short term.

The U.S. SEC and Ripple Labs have jointly filed a motion to pause their appeals in the ongoing legal battle. XRP price has moved up 1.72% in the past 24 hours to $2.02 while also taking its market cap to $118.42 billion. Talking about trading volumes, it has taken a step back of 23.98% with numbers at $3.13 billion. A bullish spike over the weekend could take the XRP price to $2.33.

BNB price has zoomed beyond $585 as the BNB network completes the Lorentz hard fork upgrade on the BNB Chain testnet, reducing the block time to 1.5 seconds while significantly improving the transaction speed and network efficiency. BNB coin is currently trading at $587.12 with a change of 1.35% since yesterday. Its trading volume, however, went down 22% to $1.34 billion. In other news, the Binance lawsuit has been paused for 60 days as the SEC focuses on the New Crypto Task Force.

The crypto market today is up 2.65% to $2.63 trillion as the SEC crypto roundtable explores unified licensing and regulatory clarity. However, the intraday trade volumes have fallen 14.97% to $87.26 billion. Talking about the top cryptos, BTC is up 3.48% at $83,389.84, ETH has soared 1.59% to $1,568.62, and XRP has surged 1.74% to 2.03. The altcoin season continues to remain far from reach, as according to CoinMarketCap’s metric, it stays at 17 out of 100.